Ongoing energy disruptions will set back efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions as nations prioritize supply security, according to one of the most senior executives at the world’s top mining company, BHP Group.
China aims to “actively participate in and lead global climate governance,” according to a draft of the country’s 2026-2030 five-year plan published Thursday.
A man rides a three-wheel cart as smoke and water vapor rises from the stacks of a mixed gas-coal power plant in Beijing, China, on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. China’s heating supplies are facing their biggest test of the winter so far as snow and frigid air descend on northern parts of the country, putting the electricity grid under huge pressure. Bloomberg
Insurers in Australia are urging legislators to set up a A$30 billion ($21.4 billion) flood defense fund as the nation grapples with surging costs from extreme weather events.
TOPSHOT - Emergency workers patrol a flooded area as they evacuate residents in the Melbourne suburb of Maribyrnong on October 14, 2022. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)
Global leaders called for a quick resolution to the crisis in the Middle East as US allies backed the decision to target Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
A crowd gather following state television's announcement that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a U.S. and Israeli strike, in Tehran on March 1. Photographer: Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu/Getty Images
Battery storage costs fell more than a quarter to a record low last year, improving the economics of projects to pair the equipment with renewables and which can help tackle curtailment of solar and wind.
The Trump administration’s decision to quit two major climate bodies has been labeled “a gift” to China that will diminish the US’s global standing and hurt the world’s ability to fight global warming.
US President Donald Trump during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. The United Nations General Assembly, which opened today, brings more than 150 world leaders and their entourages into Midtown - a convergence that has been compared to hosting the Super Bowl every day for a week, across an entire neighborhood. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
President Donald Trump extended the US retreat from global cooperation on climate action by signaling a withdrawal from flagship international organizations, including the main United Nations and scientific bodies focused on the issue.
US President Donald Trump Photographer: Samuel Corum/Sipa
Richer nations must move faster on zeroing out emissions and do more to mobilize funding to help developing economies meet climate targets, India’s Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav told the COP30 summit in Brazil.
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